Conference Semifinals, 2017

played in Tennessee, TN

49 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Denver Broncos	3	10	0	3	-	16
Tennessee Titans	7	3	3	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:02 DEN - Mel Jefcoat 39 field goal
1Q: 03:17 TEN - Clifton Compton 30 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 13:05 DEN - Terrell Houari 9 pass from Brian Brohm (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
2Q: 02:04 DEN - Mel Jefcoat 23 field goal
2Q: 00:12 TEN - David Akers 21 field goal
3Q: 09:22 TEN - David Akers 35 field goal
4Q: 04:30 DEN - Mel Jefcoat 22 field goal
4Q: 02:01 TEN - Bobby Floyd 5 run (David Akers extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:02 DEN - Mel Jefcoat 39 field goal
1Q: 03:17 TEN - Clifton Compton 30 pass from Philip Rivers (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 13:05 DEN - Terrell Houari 9 pass from Brian Brohm (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
2Q: 02:04 DEN - Mel Jefcoat 23 field goal
2Q: 00:12 TEN - David Akers 21 field goal
3Q: 09:22 TEN - David Akers 35 field goal
4Q: 04:30 DEN - Mel Jefcoat 22 field goal
4Q: 02:01 TEN - Bobby Floyd 5 run (David Akers extra point)

Team Statistics DEN TEN
Record 11-7 15-1-1
First Downs 25 16
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 20 9
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 341 383
- Offensive Plays 72 56
- Yards per Play 4.74 6.84
Net Rushing Yards 100 125
- Rushing Attempts 24 28
- Yards per Rush 4.17 4.46
Net Passing Yards 241 258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 29 - 0 25 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 258 273
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/17 3/15
- Yards per Pass Play 5.02 9.21
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.2 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/35 11/69
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 2/21
Kick Returns/Yards 3/37 2/61
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 29
Time of Possession 32:31 27:29

Team Statistics	DEN	TEN
Record	11-7	15-1-1
First Downs	25	16
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	20	9
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	341	383
- Offensive Plays	72	56
- Yards per Play	4.74	6.84
Net Rushing Yards	100	125
- Rushing Attempts	24	28
- Yards per Rush	4.17	4.46
Net Passing Yards	241	258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 29 - 0	25 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	258	273
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/17	3/15
- Yards per Pass Play	5.02	9.21
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.2	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/35	11/69
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	2/21
Kick Returns/Yards	3/37	2/61
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 29
Time of Possession	32:31	27:29

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:05	OWN 21	8	57	Field Goal
1	5:38	1:45	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
1	3:03	5:08	OWN 19	12	81	Touchdown
2	8:21	6:26	OWN 20	14	74	Field Goal
3	9:16	1:53	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
3	5:22	1:28	OPP 49	4	8	Punt
3	0:38	1:23	OWN 36	3	8	Punt
4	12:24	8:02	OWN 18	16	77	Field Goal
4	1:55	1:28	OWN 20	6	31	Downs

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:55	4:17	OWN 20	9	43	Punt
1	3:53	0:50	OPP 40	2	40	Touchdown
2	12:55	4:34	OWN 10	7	37	Punt
2	1:55	1:50	OWN 20	5	76	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:44	OWN 35	9	47	Field Goal
3	7:23	2:01	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
3	3:54	3:16	OWN 20	7	51	Missed FG
4	14:15	1:51	OWN 6	3	2	Punt
4	4:22	2:27	OWN 45	8	55	Touchdown
4	0:27	0:27	OWN 49	3	-3	Game

Game MVP: Philip Rivers, Tennessee Titans

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Phillip Ackerman	11	44	4.00	9	0
Ken Summers	5	22	4.40	10	1
Brian Brohm	5	23	4.60	8	0
Troy Wolsic	3	11	3.67	6	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bobby Floyd	19	73	3.84	15	3	1
Randy Upshaw	5	51	10.20	21	3	0
Philip Rivers	4	1	0.25	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Brohm	46	29	258	2/17	1	18	0	85.2

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	25	22	273	3/15	1	41	0	125.5

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terrell Houari	9	13	116	12.89	20	17	1
WR Tyrell Mimick	4	9	33	8.25	3	11	0
RB Ken Summers	4	4	20	5.00	0	8	0
WR Kelvin Miasek	4	5	45	11.25	0	18	0
TE Tony Scheffler	3	4	15	5.00	0	11	0
RB Phillip Ackerman	1	3	4	4.00	4	4	0
TE Perry Sheldon	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Hardy Wheeler	1	1	6	6.00	6	6	0
RB Charles Barreras	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Troy Wolsic	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Marlon Mills	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alex Upshaw	6	7	92	15.33	12	29	0
RB Bobby Floyd	5	5	45	9.00	21	21	0
TE Vernon Davis	4	4	39	9.75	10	13	0
TE Clifton Compton	3	3	40	13.33	19	30	1
WR Kevin Robinson	3	3	52	17.33	9	41	0
WR Brad Smith	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Patrick Willis	0	0	1	0

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Philip Rivers	1	0	0	0
J.C. Iafrate	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Phillip Strong	4	176	44.0	33.8	50	2

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Timberlane	4	182	45.5	33.0	59	0

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mel Jefcoat	3/3	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	2/3	0/1	0/0	35	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Barreras	1	10	10.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gilbert Cusano	2	21	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Barreras	3	37	12.3	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tanard Jackson	2	61	30.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Vernon Gholston	7	1	0.5	23	25
ILB Patrick Willis	6	4	1.0	28	28
S Benjamin Kramer	5	2	0.0	27	24
S Darren Meehan	5	2	0.0	23	22
CB Charles MaKinster	5	2	0.0	21	21
OLB Stan Whitfield	4	1	0.0	28	27
CB Alton "Dee" McCann	4	0	0.0	25	24
DT Dennis Parrish	3	0	0.0	25	25
CB Ashton Youboty	2	0	0.0	25	23
OLB Ben Capstick	2	0	0.0	3	4
DE Earnest Briggs	2	0	0.0	10	6
DT Andy Humphries	1	1	1.0	18	22
S Craig Steltz	1	0	0.0	10	9
DE Donald Saffran	1	0	0.0	5	3
DT Hugh Manning	0	1	0.5	3	5
DT Dre Moore	0	1	0.0	17	19

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Desmond Bishop	9	2	0.5	24	42
S Edward Sanderson	9	1	0.5	22	42
CB Monty Hueffed	9	0	0.0	22	41
S Bruce Bradley	6	3	0.0	21	42
CB Sammie Maher	5	0	0.0	16	34
OLB Buster Davis	4	3	0.0	24	45
CB James Dodge	3	1	0.0	23	41
DT Deon Chandler	3	1	0.0	22	46
DE Conrad Wells	2	2	1.0	19	39
DE Erasmus James	1	1	0.0	5	9
DT Domata Peko	1	0	0.0	18	31
ILB Alonzo Button	1	0	0.0	0	3
OLB Korey Borders	1	0	0.0	4	7
ILB Robert James	0	2	0.0	6	14
S Ryan Mundy	0	1	0.0	2	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Knock	PPlay
ILB Patrick Willis	1.0	1	28
DT Andy Humphries	1.0	0	22
DT Hugh Manning	0.5	0	5
DE Vernon Gholston	0.5	0	25

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Conrad Wells	1.0	0	3	0	39
S Edward Sanderson	0.5	0	0	0	42
ILB Desmond Bishop	0.5	0	0	0	42
DE Quentin Moses	0.0	1	4	5	38

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Charles MaKinster	5	1	21
CB Alton "Dee" McCann	3	0	24
ILB Patrick Willis	3	0	28
S Darren Meehan	3	0	22
OLB Stan Whitfield	3	0	27
CB Ashton Youboty	1	2	23
OLB Dale Kitchens	1	0	8
OLB Ben Capstick	1	0	4
DT Dennis Parrish	1	0	25
S Craig Steltz	1	0	9

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Monty Hueffed	6	1	41
OLB Buster Davis	4	2	45
ILB Desmond Bishop	4	0	42
S Bruce Bradley	4	0	42
S Edward Sanderson	3	0	42
CB James Dodge	3	0	41
CB Sammie Maher	2	1	34
ILB Alonzo Button	1	0	3
DE Conrad Wells	1	0	39
OLB Korey Borders	1	0	7
S Jeff Arians	0	1	10

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Spencer	5	9	3	24	0	48
Ralph Bensen	1	2	0	19	0	38
Michael McGlynn	1	2	0	18	0	34
Irv Fisk	1	2	0	11	0	28
Perry Sheldon	1	1	0	6	0	11
Tony Hills	0	1	0	16	2	30
Winston Justice	0	1	0	19	0	35
Spencer Dodge	0	1	0	2	0	3
Blaine Harvey	0	1	0	5	0	10
Randal Welch	0	1	0	6	0	14

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shawn Murphy	3	3	24	0	18
Harry Battle	2	5	26	0	21
Vernon Davis	1	2	14	0	14
Calvin Hamilton	1	2	13	0	13
Lincoln Poole	1	1	6	0	10
J.C. Iafrate	0	5	20	1	24
Darnell Winslett	0	3	27	1	25
Donald Thomas	0	2	8	0	4
Allen Barbre	0	1	25	1	23

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Ben Capstick	1	22
Kelvin Miasek	1	15
Norbert Emmons	1	14
Blaine Harvey	1	7

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Sammie Maher	3	17
Rico Jaime	1	13

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Spencer	24	48	---	---	4	76
Brian Brohm	24	48	---	---	---	72
Terrell Houari	24	46	---	---	---	70
Charles Barreras	17	33	---	---	17	67
Tyrell Mimick	18	35	---	---	13	66
Patrick Willis	---	---	28	28	5	61
Ralph Bensen	19	38	---	---	4	61
Tony Scheffler	19	39	---	---	1	59
Stan Whitfield	---	---	28	27	3	58
Winston Justice	19	35	---	---	---	54
Benjamin Kramer	---	---	27	24	3	54
Dennis Parrish	---	---	25	25	4	54
Alton "Dee" McCann	---	---	25	24	3	52
Michael McGlynn	18	34	---	---	---	52
Vernon Gholston	---	---	23	25	3	51
Ashton Youboty	---	---	25	23	2	50
Darren Meehan	---	---	23	22	2	47
Tony Hills	16	30	---	---	---	46
Irv Fisk	11	28	---	---	7	46
Charles MaKinster	---	---	21	21	3	45
Andy Humphries	---	---	18	22	3	43
Ken Summers	6	17	---	---	17	40
Kelvin Miasek	5	20	---	---	15	40
Dre Moore	---	---	17	19	4	40
Phillip Ackerman	14	20	---	---	4	38
Perry Sheldon	6	11	---	---	16	33
Hardy Wheeler	7	14	---	---	11	32
Ben Capstick	---	---	3	4	22	29
Henry Middleton	---	---	3	4	18	25
Craig Steltz	---	---	10	9	5	24
Randal Welch	6	14	---	---	3	23
Blaine Harvey	5	10	---	---	7	22
Dale Kitchens	---	---	7	8	3	18
Earnest Briggs	---	---	10	6	---	16
Norbert Emmons	---	---	1	1	14	16
Marcus Harrison	---	---	6	7	1	14
Troy Wolsic	3	1	---	---	9	13
Spencer Dodge	2	3	---	---	7	12
Donald Saffran	---	---	5	3	4	12
Hugh Manning	---	---	3	5	3	11
Lincoln Dennis	---	---	0	1	8	9
Mel Jefcoat	0	0	---	---	8	8
Marlon Mills	1	4	---	---	1	6
Phillip Strong	0	0	---	---	4	4
Patrick Ramsey	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ronnie Harvey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Buster Davis	---	---	24	45	2	71
Deon Chandler	---	---	22	46	2	70
Desmond Bishop	---	---	24	42	3	69
Edward Sanderson	---	---	22	42	4	68
Sammie Maher	---	---	16	34	17	67
James Dodge	---	---	23	41	3	67
Bruce Bradley	---	---	21	42	3	66
Monty Hueffed	---	---	22	41	2	65
Quentin Moses	---	---	20	38	3	61
Conrad Wells	---	---	19	39	2	60
Philip Rivers	28	28	---	---	---	56
Domata Peko	---	---	18	31	5	54
Harry Battle	26	21	---	---	7	54
Alex Upshaw	20	23	---	---	10	53
Darnell Winslett	27	25	---	---	---	52
Bobby Floyd	22	27	---	---	---	49
Allen Barbre	25	23	---	---	---	48
Shawn Murphy	24	18	---	---	5	47
Kevin Robinson	21	24	---	---	1	46
Vernon Davis	14	14	---	---	16	44
Clifton Compton	21	18	---	---	5	44
J.C. Iafrate	20	24	---	---	---	44
Brad Smith	14	7	---	---	13	34
Calvin Hamilton	13	13	---	---	8	34
Randy Upshaw	6	1	---	---	21	28
Lincoln Poole	6	10	---	---	9	25
Tanard Jackson	---	---	1	7	16	24
K.C. Foster	---	---	8	15	1	24
Robert James	---	---	6	14	3	23
Alonzo Button	---	---	0	3	19	22
Donald Thomas	8	4	---	---	7	19
Rico Jaime	---	---	0	6	13	19
Vernon Maples	---	---	4	10	4	18
Gilbert Cusano	3	3	---	---	12	18
Erasmus James	---	---	5	9	3	17
Ryan Mundy	---	---	2	6	9	17
Korey Borders	---	---	4	7	5	16
Roderick Andrews	2	7	---	---	7	16
Rick Determann	4	10	---	---	2	16
Robert Gallery	3	5	---	---	7	15
Jeff Arians	---	---	3	10	---	13
David Akers	0	0	---	---	8	8
Richie Timberlane	0	0	---	---	4	4
Conrad Banerjee	1	3	---	---	---	4
J.J. Casper	0	0	---	---	3	3
JaMarcus Russell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	38	3.8
Middle	10	35	3.5
Right	4	27	6.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	16	4.0
Middle	17	68	4.0
Right	4	44	11.0
None	3	-3	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Brohm	46	29	0	2	2	5	7	5	0

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	25	22	5	0	0	3	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	22	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	64	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	14	172	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	22	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	9	65	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	116	14.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	70	17.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Terrell Houari	13	9	0	116	46
WR Tyrell Mimick	9	4	0	33	35
WR Kelvin Miasek	5	4	0	45	20
TE Tony Scheffler	4	3	1	15	39
RB Ken Summers	4	4	0	20	17
RB Charles Barreras	4	1	0	3	33
RB Phillip Ackerman	3	1	1	4	20
TE Perry Sheldon	1	1	0	10	11
TE Hardy Wheeler	1	1	0	6	14
RB Troy Wolsic	1	1	0	6	1
WR Marlon Mills	1	0	0	0	4

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alex Upshaw	7	6	92	2	23
RB Bobby Floyd	5	5	45	1	27
TE Vernon Davis	4	4	39	0	14
WR Brad Smith	3	1	5	0	7
TE Clifton Compton	3	3	40	1	18
WR Kevin Robinson	3	3	52	1	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ken Summers	3	5	1.67	4.40
Phillip Ackerman	2	5	2.50	4.00
Brian Brohm	1	-2	-2.00	4.60
Troy Wolsic	1	5	5.00	3.67

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Randy Upshaw	1	6	6.00	10.20
Bobby Floyd	1	5	5.00	3.84

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Brohm	4	3	22	5.50	5.61

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	2	2	13	6.50	10.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terrell Houari	2	1	9	4.50	8.92
TE Tony Scheffler	1	1	2	2.00	3.75
WR Tyrell Mimick	1	1	11	11.00	3.67

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alex Upshaw	1	1	8	8.00	13.14
TE Vernon Davis	1	1	5	5.00	9.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Troy Wolsic	3	2
Ken Summers	1	0

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Floyd	4	2
Philip Rivers	1	0
Randy Upshaw	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Brohm	11	8	6

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	7	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tyrell Mimick	3	2	1
WR Terrell Houari	3	2	2
WR Kelvin Miasek	2	2	2
TE Tony Scheffler	1	1	0
RB Charles Barreras	1	0	0
RB Troy Wolsic	1	1	1

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alex Upshaw	2	2	2
TE Vernon Davis	2	2	2
RB Bobby Floyd	2	2	0
WR Brad Smith	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,400 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (19,000)
End Zone 13,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (12,100)
Club Seats 11,500 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,400 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (19,000)
End Zone	13,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (12,100)
Club Seats	11,500 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,500)